Open AccessHyaluronic acid vs corticosteroids in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: a mini-review of the literature
Author(s) -
Salvatore Bisicchia,
Cosimo Tudisco
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical cases in mineral and bone metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.314
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1971-3266
pISSN - 1724-8914
DOI - 10.11138/ccmbm/2017.14.1.182
Subject(s) - medicine , osteoarthritis , hyaluronic acid , saline , placebo , adverse effect , meta analysis , clinical trial , intra articular , safety profile , randomized controlled trial , surgery , physical therapy , anesthesia , alternative medicine , pathology , anatomy
Although intra-articular injections of hyaluronic acid (HA) are common non-operative measures used in clinical practice in the management of symptomatic osteoarthritis, there is a great controversy on their efficacy and safety compared to corticosteroids (CSs).